TELL CITY - Registration forms for the Aug. 6 Schweizer Fest Talent Show, sponsored by Cromwell Radio Group, are now available in the lobby at the Main Street First State Bank and at Conner Floor Covering at 12th and Tell Streets, both in Tell City, or at Cromwell's Owensboro, Ky., office at 1115 Tamarack Road, Suite 500.

Contestants can also call Sharilyn Franzman at 719-3017 to have registration forms mailed to them or for more information. The event begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 on the Musik Halle stage in City Hall Park.

CANNELTON — Registration for Cannelton Elementary students will be from noon to 7 p.m. Monday, July 27 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. Registration will be at the Myers Grade School cafeteria for preschool through fifth grade.

Tuesday, Aug. 4 is the first full student day of school. A parent or guardian is required to accompany any student registering. Students do not need to be present to register. All registering families must fill out a state textbook application form.

PERRY COUNTY - And-Tro Water Authority is asking some county residents to complete an income survey in a quest for funding to extend its water system.

Perry County, on behalf of the And-Tro Water Authority, intends to apply for grant funds through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs and results of the survey are needed to verify the county's eligibility. If received, these grant funds would reduce proposed rates, thus making residents' responses extremely important.

TELL CITY - A Tell City woman was jailed over the weekend for allegedly stealing a pot of petunias then refusing to answer the door when police came knocking. Officers said she was arrested the next day after police said they found her with another potted flower reported stolen earlier in the month.

TELL CITY - Voters in Troy Township, except those in the Cannelton school district, may vote in a Nov. 3 referendum on further construction work at Tell City High School.

Schools Superintendent Ron Etienne said at a regular school-board meeting Tuesday he may be able to get interest-free stimulus funding for $2 million worth of the $10 million in further work, for which a 1028 hearing will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high-school auditorium.

"Anyone who has an opinion about the continuation of this project should attend the 1028 hearing," he said.

TELL CITY - The Perry County Substance Abuse Committee awarded grants totaling more than $59,000 during a breakfast July 8 at Bill & Dave's Smokin' Pit. Awards serve local schools, police departments and service providers working to crub the fight against substance abuse.

As in past years, grants were awarded in three areas, prevention and education, law enforcement and justice, and treatment and intervention.

Perry County's 4-H Fair is in its stride, with a schedule filled with entertainment, exhibits, shows and food through Saturday.

Today's schedule kicks off with a 9 a.m. rabbit showmanship competition, followed by a 2 p.m. dairy show and 5:30 p.m. swine show. Small pets will be judged at 5:30 this evening and 4-H'ers will take part in horse-and-pony gaming events that begin at 6:30. Beef exhibits will be judged in the show ring at 7 p.m.

TELL CITY - A Tell City woman was jailed over the weekend for allegedly stealing a pot of petunias then refusing to answer the door when police came knocking. Officers said she was arrested the next day after police said they found her with another potted flower reported stolen earlier in the month.